Senate to probe sudden deaths of 9 high-profile inmates

The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is planning to conduct an inquiry next week on the sudden deaths of high-profile inmates in the New Bilibid Prison due to COVID-19, says committee chairperson Richard

The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is planning to conduct an inquiry next week on the sudden deaths of several high-profile inmates in the New Bilibid Prison allegedly due to COVID-19, committee chairperson Richard Gordon said.

“We can compel them, I am willing to conduct a hearing na nasa harap ko sila ," Gordon said."Magma-mask lang ako , make sure there is proper ventilation, proper distancing, and the sergeant-at-arms will not allow them to move around. We will be in control. It will be shown on TV."while inside the national penitentiary in Muntinlupa City.

[Translation: Even though he really died, but he did not report it, he can be kicked out from his post. The very fact that this situation was allowed to happen, that they did not report this, that indicates that it really happened.] Gordon said that President Rodrigo Duterte could replace him with someone more knowledgeable in handling the prisons.

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